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Michele Smith, a mortgage loan specialist with 12 years of experience, recently joined Charlotte State Bank & Trust’s professional residential lending team. She is based at the bank’s Peachland office, 24163 Peachland Blvd., Port Charlotte. Smith has lived and worked in Southwest Florida since 1980. She began her real estate lending career in Sarasota in…
Ammie Black has been named Human Resources Manager for the Life Plan community of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida. A former associate in their Human Resources department for the past six years, Ms. Black is responsible for the community’s daily operations of the human resource office and providing management of employee relations, recruitment, retention, professional…
Hope Healthcare is hosting a series of Recruitment Open House events this month for full- and part-time positions in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry and Glades counties. Open Houses are scheduled Thursday, May 9 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Joanne’s House at Hope Hospice, 27200 Imperial Parkway in Bonita Springs; Saturday, May 18 from 9…
Alta Resources Corp., a global customer service outsourcing company supporting Fortune 500 companies, released plans to build a new location at Skyplex on Paul J. Doherty Parkway in Fort Myers. The new $21-million, three-story, 90,000-square-foot office building is made possible in part through partnership and coordination with Lee County, Lee County Port Authority and Enterprise…
ECS Florida, LLC is pleased to announce that Matt Robertson, EI has joined the Fort Myers team as Senior Project Manager of our Geotechnical Group. He brings 6 years of experience in geotechnical engineering including subsurface investigation, interpretation and analysis of field and laboratory data, deep foundation load testing and quality assurance, and geotechnical…
Crews Bank & Trust Executive Vice President Pat Backer is retiring after 43½ years at the bank. She is a member of the executive leadership team along with President Kevin Hagan, CEO Jake Crews and CFO Brad Wilson and serves with them on board of directors “I cannot say enough about what Pat has meant…
Ann E. Joyce, Chief Customer Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology, Supply Chain and Field Operations at Chico’s FAS will be the keynote speaker at the 11th Annual Technology Awards Dinner presented by the Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership (SWFRTP). The event is May 16, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Club…
Waldrop Engineering announced the addition of James Abney as senior irrigation specialist. “The addition of an irrigation design and planning team within our group is part of our plan to provide comprehensive landscape architecture services for our clients,” said Ryan Binkowski, senior vice president and chief operating officer. Abney has more than 30 years of…
Leading Edge Benefit Advisors announced it has hired Kyle Mossbarger as an advisor. In this role, he is responsible for consulting with business owners and executives to develop strategic plans that effectively manage costs and compliance processes associated with employee benefits, including assessing overall business impact, future planning and risk management. Mossbarger brings with him…
Walmart is accepting applications for its 6th annual Open Call, scheduled for June 18-19 at the company’s Home Office campus in Bentonville, Ark. Applicants can apply by visiting Walmart-jump.com for the opportunity to secure a face-to-face pitch meeting with a Walmart buyer. The application deadline is April 30. “I was hoping to leave with an opportunity to partner…